Im provlment in refriberating butte r-carrl ers



'- s. 1). BYRAM.

Refrigerating Butter-Carrier.

No. 198,568. Patented Dec. 25,1877.

N. PETERS. FHDTO-LITNDGRAPHER WASHINGYON D C To all whom State ofIndiana, havefinvented certainhnew ter fiarriers; and do herebydeclarethatlthe panying drawings, and ,tb lthe .lettersl' of 'referene'emarked thereon 'inaking a part c specification, 1

construction and arran'gement of ant-exterior ries of 'i'emovablecups fovshi i e a V willbe hereinaftermcre full t fo th fscribej itsconstruction and to the annexed drawing,

Figure l is a perspectiye Y .andFig. 4 showsflth cup is made.

suitablejdimensions tocontain a series of trays,

. BB These traysfqf fflcksmaybemadeof wood, wire, 1 or other; suitablematerial, each forming a" seriesfiof small chambers,the

rack is-soarran-ged'orperforated las tozadrnit' f ofthe freecirculationjof air. between t-ILQVEtriouschambers. Qrep'resents thebutterplate g 1). ,BYRA V,":QF'L1BERTY, INDIANA.

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of" "Liberty, in thegcounty o Union, and in the gand useful Improvementsin'Refrigerating But-5 followingv "is a" full, clear, and exactidescription thereof, reference being had to the aceome f this i intended tohold one pound of butter each.

a The nature ofmy nve ion consists inthecase with interior' remo'vabletrays holdinga-se-jfl In. order toenableothers skilled. in 'the art; towhich any invention Qappertains tol 'make and use i the same, IWilli'now proceedifto. de-I' ope at om e rfing a what I claim as new,and desire to secure by view ofmy buttercarrier. Fig.2is'fajsin1ilarview 0f one-ofthe ,trays." Fig.3 shows -Joneof thebutter-cups;

a i f m Wh h-the A representsthe exterioricase, made of ZIM QYE' :N'ig NZRIEFTRVICQIEYRATI NG BUTTER-CARRI ERS.

Letter P53551131 N i98,568, dated December 25, 1877; applicati fil d J nfi, 1877.

:zinc, wood, or other suitable material. When f'made of zinc, the metalis cutin the form of a cross, as shown in Fig. 4, the four arms of thecross bent upward at right angles, and the extreme ends thereof thenbent outward, forming projecting flanges a a, which rest on the rack,and prevent the cup or plate from press- 1ng on the one underneath.These cups are In warm weather the central chambers of the trays willhave their butter-cups removed,

and ice placed in said chambers to keep the butter cool by thecirculation of cold air from the ice-chamber. jDifi'erent qualities andcolors of butter may be sent in the same case or package, the one notinterfering with the other.

'Having thus fully described my invention,

Jmovable butter-cups O therein, substantially as and for the purposesherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingl have hereunto set my hand this17th day of May, 1877.

SILAS D. BYBAM.

Witnesses J. M. MAsoN, E. B. GOULD.

